Afeso Akanbi
The construction of a $6.7bn Ibadan to Kaduna rail line was among some of the projects reported to have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Federal Executive Council meeting that took place recently. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced that the project is expected to last three years.
Now this piece of news may appear like some positive news until one realises that, going by the antecedent of this government, this may just end up being what it is: Another piece of news.
One would wonder why it took 33 months for this government to make this approval, and what has happened to the famed Lagos to Kano line and countless other projects across the country like it, that have all been trending for quite some time now, and have all fallen to ill-attention.
Can’t I be excused therefore if I say this government is just chasing shadows and…
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